Hose-reel



(No Model.)

C. W. KIMBALL.

HOSE REEL.

Pate-ated Nov. l, 1887.

@Ntra rares CHARLES YV. KIMBALL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOSE-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming mart o Letters Patent No. 372,473, dated November l, 1G57.

Serial No. 228.650. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CrmRLns W. Knunam., of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Recls,of which the following is a full, clear, and eractdcscription, that.

will enable others to make and use the same, reference bei ng had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of hose-reels employed for domestic purposes, the object being to provide an article of the knockdown77 order,which may be so compactly folded as to save much valuable space in storing and also great] y lessen the cost of transportation.

Figure l is a central vertical longitudinal section of a device embodying my improved features, showing the reel-arms opened out in position to receive the coil ofthe hose. Fig. 2 shows the same in a folded position, and FiO'. 3 a detached detail of construction.

In the drawings, Fig. l represents one half of the rcel structure, looking at the inner side, the companion halfbeing an exact counterpart.

A is one of the uprights or standards supporting the reel structure, the upper ends of which are connected by the cross-bar handle ct. The lower ends of these standards are pivoted at a to the footbars B, one end of which rests upon the ground, the opposite end or ends supporting the axle ai, mounting` the truckwheels B.

The skeleton reel is shown in this case with four arms; but any other number may be used. The cross-arm a3 is composed of a single piece and forms two ofthe reel-arms, while the two companion arms a a5 are connected at their inner ends by means of the connecting metal strap a, to which said ends are adjustably se cured by the pivetbolts b. The strap a" is mounted upon and placed ou the outer side of the arms a a5, next to the upright A, the continuous crossarm a" resting between the inner ends of the arms a* as, so as to bring all ofthe radial arms in the same circular plane. A portion of the inner ends ofthe arms a ai are cut away on a bevel, b', to readily permit of 'their being folded, leaving the other portions ofthe ends with the square face Z, so that the same will abut against and have a rigid bcaring on the crossfarm inserted between when the said arms are unfolded and in position for use, as illustrated inFig. 1. Thereel-arms are locked in this position by means of the adjustable brace-rods b, the hook ends of which engage with the eycholts b, inserted in the crossbars Zr, which connect the respective radial arms. One end of the locking-rods b3 is permanently secured in the eyebolts, while the hook end proper readily engages or disengages, as may be necessary, in converting the reel from one position to the other.

I may employ various means other than the locking-rods b for securing the reel-arms relative to each other,when unfolded, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The skeleton reel is mounted on the axial shaft C, the ends of which are inserted in and connect the standards or side pieces, A. The standards A are locked in the vertical position and at right angles to the foot`pieces by means ofthe rod d on one side and the adjustable locking wedge-block d,placed on the opposite side and wedgiug in between the lower end of the standards and the crossebar d2, connecting the foot-pieces. The wedge d is beveled off on the outer edge'in the direction of the top and pivoted to the standard or standards by the bolt Z"whereby the same may be thrown out ot'a locking position (see Fig. 3) and the standards and foot-pieces folded parallel with each other, as shownin Fig. 2. The hook ends ofthe stiffening-rods d" engage with the eye` bolts d5, inserted in the standards A, and the companion eyebolts C in the foot-piece B,and may be thrown out of engagement when the reel is to be folded.

By this construction and arrangement all the parts of the reel structure may be folded up parallel and relative to each other and made to assume a very Hat and compact form,which will enable-a number to be packed in the same amount ot' space heretofore required for a single reel, thus greatly reducing the cost of transportation, saving` much time in handling, and rendering the article much less liable to heilig broken in shipping.

Having thus described my invention,what I clainras new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a hose-reel, the combination, with an IOO axial shaft suitably supported at each end, of the wreel Cross-arm a, mounted on said shaft, thereel-arms a4 a5, abutting against said .crossarms, and the connecting-strap a, to which the inner ends of the arms a4 a5 are pivoted,where by all the radial arms forming the reel proper are adapted to be folded in ya parallel plane relative to eaeh other, substantially asset forth.

2. In a hose-reel, the combination, With the supporting standards, ofthe axial or reel shaft, the erossarrn a3, the companion arms afc, the strap a6, pivotall y connecting said lat-ter arms,l the foot-pieces to which the lower ends of said standards are pivoted, whereby the parts named are adapted to fold together in a parallel position relative to eaeh other, and the means described for locking the same in a rigid position' when unfolded for use,substantially as set forth.

3. In a hose-reel, the combination, with the 2o foot-pieces, of the supporting-standards pivoted at their lower ends to said foot-pieces, the rod d, the adjustable wedge block or blocks d', pivoted to said standards,and the cross-bar d2,whereby said foot-pieces and standards are looked at right angles relative to each other when in position for use, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination,with the foot-pieces, of the standard or standards A, pivoted to said foot-pieces, the rod d, the eross-bar d, and the locking wedge-block d', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, -wth the foot-pieces, of the standard or standards A, the rod d, the cross-bar d2, and the detachable rods d4, connecting,` said standards and foot-pieces.

CHAS. WV. KIMBALL.

Witnesses:

L. M. FREEMAN, L. B; CoUrLAND. 

